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| The Kalayaan, Panatag & other disputed islands; Future conflict zones? | |
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| spearhead | Feb 28 2012, 10:44 AM Post #1291 |
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Expect china to fight hard for this potential billions of dollar economic boost. Philippines should protect these 2 areas with all the rights as it is rightly belong to filipinos alone. Let those drilling companies begin! |
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| LadyNightstalker | Feb 28 2012, 10:49 AM Post #1292 |
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I hope we can tap a lot of westerners to invest in drilling up the oil. I don't want to see the bully CHINA beef up all our oil. ;) Maybe we can also ask regional powers like SoKor and Jap. ;) |
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| spearhead | Feb 28 2012, 10:53 PM Post #1293 |
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DoctorNO, Your Neutral Observer.
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Insight: Conflict looms in South China Sea oil rush ReutersBy Randy Fabi and Manuel Mogato | Reuters – 9 hours ago
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| icefrog | Feb 28 2012, 11:32 PM Post #1294 |
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This is why armed trainers is the preference. We need those ASAP for scrambling purposes. Some air-worthy donated F5s to boot on interim-basis. |
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| Ayoshi | Feb 29 2012, 11:27 PM Post #1295 |
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Beijing Resents Manila's Oil Exploration By ROY C. MABASA February 29, 2012, 11:01pm MANILA, Philippines — Beijing has expressed disapproval of Manila's decision to proceed with plans to offer foreign investors 15 offshore blocks for oil and gas exploration that possibly include two areas near Palawan that China has said are part of its sovereign territory. Reaffirming China's indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands (Chinese name for the South China Sea) and its adjacent waters, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei stressed in a regular news briefing in Beijing that it is unlawful for any country or company to explore oil and gas in sea areas under Chinese jurisdiction without the permission of the Chinese government. Hong issued the protest following the announcement made by Energy Secretary Jose Almendras on the sidelines of the First European Union-Philippines Energy Meeting on Monday that the Philippine government hopes to award contracts to the winning bidders within March. Almendras further said companies are allowed to submit pre-qualification documents until the middle of the week. It was not clear, however, whether the oil exploration permits would include Area 3 and Area 4 in Reed Bank. Both areas, located about 80 kilometers to the north-west of Palawan, are being contested by China and the Philippines. Hong urged relevant countries to adhere to the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and refrain from taking moves that will complicate or aggravate the dispute, and make due efforts for the peace and stability of the South China Sea. Aside from the Philippines and China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei claim sovereignty over some areas in the South China Sea, which are rich in natural resources. SOURCE |
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| Santi Kampilan | Mar 1 2012, 01:03 AM Post #1296 |
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It is amazing how China concocted the "dotted line scam" to legitimize its claim to our EEZ and steal our resources right in front of the whole world to see. It is for that reason that we need to do the following: 1) Allow the 3,300 US Marines from Okinawa to be stationed (within the bounds of VFA) in Ulugan Bay. 2) Bring in the F-16's or Mirage 2000-9's. 3) Bring in the AMX's, T-50's/ F/A 50's or other trainers. 4) Bring in the Maestrale/soldati's, Descubierta's, Minervas's asap. Hot transfer if possible. 5) Do as many exercises as much as possible with the US 6) Buy some F-5's asap until some air assets come like the AMX's or F-16's. 7) Station the LCS's of the US navy in the Ulugan Bay. 8) China will to continue to threaten us but we should continue to sell the drilling rights to our EEZ. This way it will hasten the arrival of the ready war materiel and the US Marines, Littoral Combat Ships, F-16's. For all you know, their bullying will piss off the Americans and give us more ready war materiel such as F-18's, jet trainers and OHP's. These Chicoms are not our bosses for they do not have rights to our continental shelves. It is just up to us if we will heed to their creeping invasion! |
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| Santi Kampilan | Mar 1 2012, 01:19 AM Post #1297 |
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This threat might be just a bluff. What difference does it make? We are already in Malampaya fields. This Malampaya area straddles their "dotted line scam". How come they are not making a fuzz about it? Area 3 and 4 are no different. Maybe this time around they won't allow us to sell the rights because they will loose credibility in its claim. Nevertheless we should be ready. Remember now, these are communists. They are heartless and God-less. Let us not be tricked by their creeping invasion.
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| THE_NEWS_MAN | Mar 1 2012, 02:42 AM Post #1298 |
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^^ yes it might be a bluff,but what if it isnt??? USA cant deploy that much man power here in PHILIPPINES lawssssssssss kuno.we should not depend with the desition of US.we should check out our own back yard like the INDIANS.INDIA and CHINA has a argument on there borders that resently that a Chinese Ambassador Insulted INDIA about there boarder problems.USA owns CHINA trillions and they are loaning every single day worth 8 billion dollars(not sure if the amount is correct).Good side of this story though that the US congress just approve an additional 25 or 50 million for us(read the article it might stay that amount ,but also can increase or decrease anytime). just wish our congress has more brain cell that they can see that we need to increase our AFP budget atleast 2 billion yearly and hopefully UNCLE SAM would be nice enuff to sell us there OLD stuff ,but quality wise its a good deal rather than nothing. UNCLE MAO is ratling every single country here in ASIA expt SINGAPORE I think.we should line up new allys Like JAPAN VIETNAM and INDO go join there programs like the FX of korea even just put 200 million so we can secure a 5 gen jet.(+freebies).in other hand JAPAN can help us building a warship that can be called a warship using our cheap labor well traind welders and the man power and build a sub factory here in philippines WINWIN situation to every body.expt for CHINA this country is getting really aggressive because they got the cash and the man power even though they are using Old copy soviet weapons ,but surely that old soviet weapons are tested and CHINA can copy them in a blink of an eye because they got to much factories. |
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| fernandez705 | Mar 1 2012, 05:08 AM Post #1299 |
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as for allowing us forces in the Philippines they need to rent yearly because they are using our resources, we use the rent money that we get to procure more advance equipment and the yearly million dollar money we get from america can be used to procure equipment. as for the recto bank (which belongs to ours via by the EEZ law) 30 trillion cubic feet of oil may be worth 13.5 trillion dollars (in my calculations, pls correct me if im wrong). allowing other countries to invest in our oil will suppress chinas aggression towards us. we should encourage other countries to build weapons in our country because of cheap but highly skilled workforce this gives us experience which may lead into self reliance projects. |
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| spearhead | Mar 1 2012, 09:29 AM Post #1300 |
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Bluff or not, it's better be safe than sorry. |
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